hardback — (also hardcover esp. in AmE) noun VERB + HARDBACK/HARDCOVER ▪ publish ▪ come out in ▪ His second book came out in hardback last month. HARDBACK/HARDCOVER + NOUN ▪ book … Collocations dictionary

hardback — hard|back [ˈha:dbæk US ˈha:rd ] n also hardcover a book that has a strong stiff cover in hardback ▪ His first novel sold over 40,000 copies in hardback. &GT;hardback adj ▪ a hardback edition of The Joy of Cooking →↑paperback … Dictionary of contemporary English

hardback — noun (C) a book that has a strong stiff cover: a hardback edition | in hardback: The book sold more than a million copies in hardback. compare paperback … Longman dictionary of contemporary English

hardback — UK [ˈhɑː(r)dˌbæk] / US [ˈhɑrdˌbæk] noun [countable] Word forms hardback : singular hardback plural hardbacks a book that has a hard cover Her first novel sold over 40,000 copies in hardback. • See: paperback, softback … English dictionary

hardback — hard|back [ hard,bæk ] noun count a book that has a hard cover: a hardback copy of his book Her first novel sold over 40,000 copies in hardback. ─ compare PAPERBACK, SOFTBACK … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English